yeah thanks guys i was afraid you'd all say that!! sorry to say im off for an open day at the good old weekend warriers tonight to see if that might satisfy my needs. The TA is a good step down from the marines but as its not so full time it might suit me better. However knowing i could have done ...

hello all, Just wanted to know if there are any opt outs who use this forum. i opted out after the mandatory 4 weeks. At the time it felt like all i wanted to do. Now after 6 months of being out, i still find myself dreaming of the marines and thinking back it didnt seem so bad. There isnt alot of ...

i wore lenses during my brief period of training. u are allowed to wear them but you cant for the nbc warefare training. you will be sent to the for an eye test where evetually your gas mask will have corrective lenses fitted in them. when swimming you are allowed to wear swimming goggles to. i ...

hey folks

i just want to thank everyone who is involved in this site and everyone who has helped me with any info i needed to know. I guess for you old boys i get to start off where so many of you started your glorious careers. i'd like to thank all of you for risking so much to give lads like me ...

i would love to know what Thatcher thinks of what is going on and what action would she take? or perhaps if it were down to her it would have been all sorted already

i would love to know what Thatcher thinks of what is going on and what action would she take? or perhaps if it were down to her it would have been all sorted already

It will soon be my turn to bid you all a fond farewell, my joining date is the 18th Nov. I really cant wait to get stuck into 2 weeks of ironing :o
just kidding, i know everything we will be taught, exciting or not, is done for a reason and the words of nike "just do it" will seem very appropriate ...

ive been given a start date of 18th November. Anyone else joining then?

Thanks lads :D sorry about your knee C_ but im guessing it will only make you more determined next time round. I dont have my start date yet but im hoping ill find out very soon.
Trying to tell my friends back home what the PRMC was like and how hard it had been was weird as i felt like they ...

I've just passed my prmc (4th-6th) and loved every minute of it. The difficulty of the exercises just made passing feel even better because i know i had pushed myself to the limit and gave it my absolute all. Ive made some great mates in just 3 days and will be meeting up with them soon. I think the ...

Theres plenty of message boards that discusses your question!! Have a look about im sure you'll find plenty of reading material

Theres plenty of message boards that discusses your question!! Have a look about im sure you'll find plenty of reading material

! found a great way of improving the range of movement for my pressups. what i did was to get two single beds and split them so they were just wider than my shoulders. Then i get on the beds and adopt the press up position over the gap so i have one arm and leg on one bed and the other arm and leg ...

i found that when i took a small radio out to listen to while jogging i didnt even notice how far id run. All i did was listen to the music sing along to the stuff i knew and before long id done my circuit so if running bores you try that!!

yes im on that PRMC but i think we ve already spoken. I was told that there are 6 of us coming from B'ham. Ive been waiting for soooooo long to get to the date. Working in a bar is so boring!! i had a chat to a current officer who is part of the training team i best not mention his name but he said ...